Cancer walk on despite bad weather threat news

Thursday

Oct 25, 2012 at 2:28 PM

Organizers are planning to go ahead with Saturday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk even if Hurricane Sandy adds some wind and rain to the mix.

STAFF REPORT

DAYTONA BEACH — Organizers are planning to go ahead with Saturday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk even if Hurricane Sandy adds some wind and rain to the mix. That was the word Thursday afternoon from Christie Rimsky, community representative of the Volusia-Flagler American Cancer Society. Rimsky said organizers are monitoring the path of the storm, which is expected to pass well east of Florida's coast, carefully and working with law enforcement to make sure conditions are safe for the expected 10,000 participants in the walk. The event, which raises breast cancer awareness and money for research on the disease, will start from Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave. Registration will start at 7 a.m. Saturday, with an opening ceremony at 8 and the walk itself at 9 a.m. Walkers will cover 2.4 miles, heading east from the ballpark on Orange Avenue across the bridge to Peninsula Drive, north to International Speedway Boulevard, west to Beach Street, south to Magnolia Avenue and west to the ballpark. Police will block traffic flow along the route as walkers proceed.